[Worldkings] Top Innovation Events in the World (P. 115) Sanctuary AI Company unveils world's first AI-powered multi-purpose humanoid robot (Canada)
19-05-2023
(Worldkings.org) Sanctuary AI announced its sixth-generation general-purpose robot named Phoenix™. Sanctuary has been able to demonstrate that its technology is capable of completing hundreds of tasks defined by customers from over a dozen different industries.
[Worldkings] Top 100 Innovation Events in the World (P. 82) Heidelberg Materials company will build the world's first carbon capture cement plant in Edmonton (Canada)
11-04-2023
(Worldkings.org) Edmonton will be home to the first-ever full-scale carbon capture cement plant. This comes from a partnership between the Government of Canada and Heidelberg Materials.
Top 500 places to visit before you die (P.87) Lunenburg: The 3-century-old town of Canada
07-04-2023
(WorldKings.org) Lunenburg is a small town on the most beautiful beach in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. This is the destination that you must definitely visit during your trip to discover the beautiful country of Canada.
[Worldkings] Top ideas organizations in the world (P. 102) Governor General's Innovation Awards (Canada): The award honoring pioneers shaping Canada's future
24-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Governor General's Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations — trailblazers and creators who contribute to the country’s success, who help shape the future and who inspire the next generation.
[Worldkings] Top ideas organizations in the world (P. 100) Inventures (Canada): The unique business funding conference for outstanding innovative ideas
22-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Inventures is where inventors, investors and thought leaders find capital and opportunity.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 11) James Naismith (Canada): The man who wrote down the history of basketball
17-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) James Naismith was a Canadian physical education coach who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Record (P.422) Odd Burger (Canada): The world's first vegan fast food chain serving drive-through 24/7
11-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Odd Burger, formerly Globally Local, boasts the world's first vegan drive-thru store open 24 hours a day. It features an all-day breakfast menu, fast food classics, desserts and delicious vegan soft ice cream. On March 11, 2023, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Odd Burger as "The world's first vegan fast food chain to serve drive-through 24/7."
[Worldkings] Top 50 annual creative events in the world (P. 35) Annual Creative Craft Fair (Canada): The most spectacular creative craft fair on the Vancouver Islands
07-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) The Annual Creative Craft Fair is one of the Vancouver Islands' largest and most popular fairs featuring over 125 professional exhibitors from across British Columbia.
[Worldkings] Top 50 Universities with Innovative Research (P. 50) University of Alberta (Canada): Successfully unlocked the technology of charging uniforms capable of killing bacteria
04-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Did you know that there is clothing that can kill viruses and bacteria on contact? It helps protect the people who protect us (first responders), but getting that type of protective finish onto their uniforms is a big challenge.
[Worldkings] Top 50 Universities with Innovative Research (P. 48) University of Waterloo (Canada): Making the first gecko robot to be an effective assistant for doctors in surgery
02-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) A small robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible grasping ability of geckos and the efficient motion of inchworms.